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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. CR009A Copper

EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR009A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CR009A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.00010
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.00050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0 to 0.0010
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0030
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010